Curriculum vitae (Dr. Zoltán Tóth)

Curriculum vitae (Dr. Zoltán Tóth) Family name: First name: Sex: Tóth Zoltán male Date of birth: March 19, 1952 Place of birth: Nationality: Marital status: Education: Language: Debrecen, Hungary Hungarian married, two children special high school of chemistry and biology, Debrecen, 1966-1970 graduated from chemistry at Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, 1971-1976 graduated from teacher of chemistry at Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, 1990-1992 Hungarian (mother tongue) English (intermediate level) Russian (intermediate level) Awards: Praise of Ministry (MKM, 1988, 1990) Széchenyi István Fellowship (OM, 2001-2004) Life Achievement Award Teacher Rátz (AMTO, 2005) Working place: Addresses: Mailing address: University of Debrecen (former Kossuth Lajos University) Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry H-4028 Debrecen, Ember Pál str. 4/A, Hungary (home) H-4032 Debrecen, Egyetem sq. 1, Hungary (office) H-4010 Debrecen, P.O.Box 66, Hungary Phone: +36 30 989 2526 Fax: +36 52 512 915 E-mail: o319tz@tigris.unideb.hu tothzoltandr@yahoo.com tothzoltandr@gmail.com 1

Teaching activity: Status: Junior research fellow, Kossuth Lajos University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, 1976-1978 Assistant lecturer, Kossuth Lajos University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, 1979-1982 Assistant professor (lecturer), Kossuth Lajos University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, 1982-1992 Associate professor (senior lecturer, docent), Kossuth Lajos University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, 1992-1995 Kossuth Lajos University, Team of Chemical Methodology, 1995-1999 University of Debrecen, Team of Chemical Methodology, 2000- Subjects taught: - undergraduate lecture courses, problem solving seminars and laboratory practices in physical chemistry; - undergraduate problem solving seminar for beginners; - undergraduate compulsory and optional lecture courses, problem solving seminars and laboratory practices in methodology of chemical education; - PhD lecture courses in didactics of chemistry teaching and research methodology in didactics of chemistry; Selected educational publications: - Tóth, Z.: Introductory chemistry: laboratory practices in physical chemistry for students of biology (in Hungarian). Kossuth University Publisher, Debrecen, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002. 89 pages. - Tóth, Z.: Chemical calculations using balance method (in Hungarian). Pedellus Publisher, Debrecen, 1996. 99 pages. - Tóth, Z.: Dynamic models in chemical education (in Hungarian), Kossuth University Publisher, Debrecen, 1998. 70 pages. - Tóth, Z. (editor): Methods and practices, Vol. 9, 10, 11, 12. (in Hungarian), Debrecen, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002. Others: - head of the Chemical Methodology Group; - supervisor of teacher training in chemistry; - local founding member in the Chemistry PhD program; - active PhD supervisor. Scientific activity: PhD thesis: Formation and catalytic properties of water-soluble ruthenium-phosphine complexes, Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, 1979. 2

CSc thesis: Preparation and investigation of some cyanogen- and thiocyanogen-based inorganic polymers, Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen, 1991. Current research areas: - misconceptions in chemistry; - numerical chemical problems in chemical education; - concept maps in chemical education; - dynamic models in chemical education; - constructivism in chemical education; - conceptual development and conceptual change in chemistry; - small scale experiments in chemical education. Research grants received as project leader: - Numerical chemical problems in improving students chemical view and problem solving thinking and in preparing chemistry teachers. Hungarian Research Fund, 1997-2000. - Concept maps in chemistry textbook in Hungary. Hungarian Research Fund, 1998-2001. - Misconceptions in chemistry. Hungarian Research Fund, 2001-2004. - Students conceptual development and conceptual change in chemical education. Hungarian Research Fund, 2005-2009. - Scientific and technological learning in elementary schools, MÖB-DAAD, 2005-2006. - Scientific learning in grades 3 and 4 in elementary schools, MÖB-DAAD, 2007-2008. Cumulative data of research activity: - number of referred articles: 51 - published in English: 35 - published in Hungarian: 16 - number of non-referenced articles: 90 - number of citations: 350 (approx.) - lectures at international conferences: 14 - posters at international conferences: 41 - lectures at Hungarian conferences: 75 - posters at Hungarian conferences: 42 Functions: - president, Chemistry Education Division, Debrecen Section of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, from 1996; - member, Editorial Board, A Kémia Tanítása ( Teaching in Chemistry ), from 1996; - member, Editorial Board, Középiskolai Kémiai Lapok ( Periodical of Chemistry for Grammar School Students ), from 2004; - member, Advisory Board, Chemistry Education: Research and Practice, 2001-2005; from 2008 - member, Advisory Board, Journal of Science Education, from 2004; - member, Organising Committee, 16 th ICCE, Budapest, 2000; - member, Council of Chemistry Teachers Division, Hungarian Chemical Society, from 2002; 3

- member, Organising Committee, 8 th ECRICE, Budapest, 2006; - member, Council of the Division of Chemical Education, European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences, from 2005; - member, Editorial Board, Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, from 2008; - member, Editorial Board, Eurasian Journal of Physics and Chemistry Education, from 2008. Selected publications: 1. Tóth Z.: Demonstration of Wöhler s experiment Journal of Chemical Education, 73 (6) 539-540 (1996) 2. Tóth Z.: Double redox reactions Journal of Chemical Education, 74 (7) 744 (1997) 3. Tóth Z.: On balancing Redox Challenges by unconventional oxidation numbers Journal of Chemical Education, 74 (11) 1270 (1997) 4. Tóth Z.: Balancing chemical equations by inspection Journal of Chemical Education, 74 (11) 1363-1364 (1997) 5. Tóth Z.: Chemical calculations the industrialists way Education in Chemistry, 36 (2) 38, 52 (1999) 6. Tóth Z.: Limiting reactant (An alternative analogy) Journal of Chemical Education, 76 (7) 934 (1999) 7. Tóth Z.: Egy kémiai tévképzet nyomában. Az egyensúlyi állandó bevezetésének lehetőségei és problémái Iskolakultúra, 9 (2) 108-112 (1999) 8. Tóth Z.: A reakcióegyenletek rendezésének módszerei és problémái Magyar Kémiai Folyóirat, 105 (6) 207-219 (1999) 9. Tóth Z.: A kémia tankönyvek, mint a tévképzetek forrásai Iskolakultúra, 9 (10) 103-108 (1999) 10. Tóth Z.: Demonstrating ethanoic acid dimers Education in Chemistry, 36 (6) 151 (1999) 11. Tóth Z.: A conversion map for binary mixtures Education in Chemistry, 37 (2) 38 (2000) 12. Tóth Z.: Colourful solutions to misconceptions Education in Chemistry, 37 (4) 94 (2000) 13. Tóth Z.: Bermuda-háromszögek a kémiában Iskolakultúra, 10 (10) 71-76 (2000) 14. Tóth Z.: A kémiai fogalmak természete Iskolakultúra, 12 (4) 92-95 (2002) 15. Tóth Z., Kiss E., Barke H-D.: Egy kémiatanításban használható térszemléleti teszt hazai adaptációja Magyar Pedagógia, 103 (4) 459-479 (2003) 16. Tóth Z.: Exploring students ideas on particles Education in Chemistry, 41 (1) 10 (2004) 17. Tóth Z., Bodnár M.: Kísérletek a kémia tankönyvekben Iskolakultúra, 14 (1) 106-112 (2004) 18. Tóth Z.: 4

Students strategies and errors in balancing chemical equations Journal of Science Education, 5 (1) 33-37 (2004) 19. Tóth Z.: Additional comments on problem solving with pathways Journal of Chemical Education, 81 (6) 804 (2004) 20. Tóth Z., Kiss E.: Hungarian secondary school students strategies in solving stoichiometric problems Journal of Science Education, 6 (1) 47-49 (2005) 21. Tóth Z.: A tudásszerkezet és a tudás szerveződésének vizsgálata a tudástér-elmélet alapján Magyar Pedagógia, 105 (1) 59-82 (2005) 22. Tóth Z., Ludányi L.: A new challenge in balancing redox equations Education in Chemistry, 43 (2) 38 (2006) 23. Tóth Z., Kiss E.: Using particulate drawings to study 13-17 year olds understanding of physical and chemical composition of matter as well as the state of matter Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 1 (1) 109-125 (2006) 24. Schneider I.K., Oberländer F., Tóth Z., Dobó-Tarai É., Revák-Markóczi I.: Natural scientific learning in primary schools: The Rostock Model Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 1 (2) 1-23 (2006) 25. Tóth Z., Kiss E.: A fizikai és kémiai változások azonosításával kapcsolatos tudásszerkezet Iskolakultúra, 17 (1) 19-30 (2007) 26. Tóth Z., Dobó-Tarai É., Revák-Markóczi I., Schneider I.K., Oberländer F.: 1 st graders prior knowledge about water: knowledge space theory applied to interview data Journal of Science Education, 8 (2) 116-119 (2007) 27. Tóth Z., Ludányi L.: Combination of phenomenography with knowledge space theory to study students thinking patterns in describing an atom Chemistry Education: Research and Practice, 8 (3) 327-336 (2007) 28. Tóth Z.: Mapping students knowledge structure in understanding density, mass percent, molar mass, molar volume and their application in calculations by the use of the knowledge space theory Chemistry Education: Research and Practice, 8 (4) 376-389 (2007) 29. Tóth Z., Ludányi L.: Using phenomenography combined with knowledge space theory to study students thinking patterns in describing an ion Journal of Baltic Science Education, 6 (3) 27-33 (2007) 30. Tóth Z., Revák-Markóczi I., Schneider I.K., Oberländer F., Dobó-Tarai É.: Effect of instruction on 1 st graders thinking patterns regarding the description of water with every day and scientific concepts Practice and Theory in Systems of Education, 3 (1) 45-54 (2008) 31. Tóth Z., Kiss E.: Modelling students thinking patterns in describing chemical change at macroscopic and submicroscopic levels Journal of Science Education, 10 (1) 24-26 (2009) Debrecen, Jan 28, 2009 5